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There is little agreement on the level and scope of taxation in America, but nearly all participants in the tax debates agree that the system needs fundamental reform. No matter the goals, including making the system fairer, more understandable, or easier to navigate, Brookings experts have long been in the center of developing recommendations for tax reform.

U.S. 1040 Individual Income Tax forms are seen in New York March 18, 2013. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton).

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Why Tax Day Is the Best Day to Save Money

April 15, 2013, Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Michal Grinstein-Weiss explains why the government needs to create a universal tax-time savings program that offers all taxpayers an easy way to designate a percentage of their tax refunds for automatic deposit in a savings account.

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